Contribute to our Anthologies

On this page you will find information about contributing essays or artwork to future anthologies published by Avalonia. Please read through the following information carefully in the first instance before making a proposal, this will save a lot of time and effort - both for yourself and the editor(s) involved.

Since publishing our first anthology, Hekate Keys to the Crossroads in 2006, we have produced a number of anthologies bringing together the writings of diverse writers, researchers, mystics and teachers on topics which are often under-represented in modern magical and pagan publishing. Our anthologies are works of passion, just like the rest of our titles, they are not driven by the need for commercial success alone, it is far more important for us to work towards offering our readers and contributors something new, exciting and something which pushes at the boundaries of what is available, thereby living up to our motto of "expanding the esoteric horizons". It provides writers and artists with the opportunity to share their work with a different audience, alongside other writers who share a passion for the same subject.

We have a number of anthologies planned for 2010 and 2011, and we are keen to include contributions by a wide variety of people from all over the world. The editor of an anthology typically invites individuals he or she feels have something to contribute on the subject they are covering personally, however we are also interested in hearing from other potential contributors who would like to have their voice heard. It is important however, to help you understand the type of work we do, that you familiarise yourself with at least one of the anthologies we have previously published, before submitting a proposal to our editors. This will help you understand and have a realistic expectation of what the project will entail, whilst also giving you an idea of the quality of work which our editors will expect. Though of course each project is different, you will find a list of our current anthologies here.

Please note that there is no payment for contributions, though contributors will receive complimentary copies of the anthology when it is published; all contributors will receive full credit for their work and retain copyright to their contributions.

Each editor, and each project will have slightly different submission guidelines, but all of them will expect the following:

1/ Original well written material, presented in clear English.
2/ Research presented should be backed up by a bibliography, and all quotations and other relevant claims should be footnoted or otherwise substantiated. we encourage a personalised, rather than academic approach in the styles of essays so that each writer can get his or her voice over sufficiently.
3/ Contributions vary according to the anthology, but are typically between 1500 - 5000 words per essay.

It is up to the individual editor to decide whether or not they are able to include your work in the projects they are working on, so to avoid disappointment we suggest that you contact the editor in the first instance with a brief outline of what you propose. That way they can tell you whether or not it would be suitable for their project. It might be that someone else is already writing something with the same approach, or that what you have in mind simply does not fit with the project.

We are also nearly always interested in submissions of artwork for the anthologies we produce, though the artwork often is submitted by writers to illustrate their work. There is no harm in contacting us however with your ideas!

We are currently considering proposals for the following projects:

1/ Vs. - A magickal and mythological exploration of the theistic concepts of duality, unity, polarity and paradox (editor: Kim Huggens) [Deadline April 2010]
This anthology seeks to draw together a diverse collection of papers examining the theistic concepts of duality, unity, conflict, polarity and paradox from a Pagan, magickal, and mythological perspective, in the hope that we can better understand the nature and necessity of tension between ‘one’ and ‘other one’ and between human and God, accepting the distance between two ideas and states of being as the foundation of the path towards enlightenment and union. . If you are interested in contributing an essay to this collection, please email Kim with a brief outline of what you would like to write in the first instance, to [ kimhuggens@yahoo.co.uk ]

2/ Momento Mori [details coming soon] (editor: Kim Huggens)

3/ Dragons, Eagles & Toads [details coming soon] (editor: Dafydd ap Bran)

We welcome suggestions for future anthology projects! Simply email us with your suggestions - liberavalonia@gmail.com.